Gallant impulsively asks Neela to marry her that exact day, she says I do but soon gets cold feet. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patients course of treatment….
A kidnaped girl is the victim of police shooting. Abby is stuck in the middle of a disagreement between Luka and Clemente. Neela receives a phone call from Iraq. Later,…
A new attending, Dr. Victor Clemente, comes aboard and quickly makes a stir on the ER. Abby’s breast cancer patient convinces her to take a long awaited test. Luka befriends…
Much to Ray’s dislike, a surrogate mother in labor doesn’t want to have a C-section and endangers the life of the baby. Meanwhile, Sam tells Luka she and Alex are…
Casualties of a disaster flood the ER, which is short-handed because everyone is at Dr. Carter’s going-away party because he’s leaving the ER after 11 years. Dr. Pratt looks for…
After Carter finds out Kem’s mother is hospitalized in Paris he decides to go there to tell Kem how he feels about her. Meanwhile, Ray makes a fatal error.
Gang members kidnap Abby hoping she can save one of their members with a gunshot wound. Ray starts treating a patient, but when she requests a new doctor, he gets…
A wounded police officer’s teenage son must make a life or death decision. Abby tries to convince a girl needing appendicitis surgery to stay at County, but her fathers wants…
Neela is still struggling with her decision not to continue becoming a doctor. We discover that Ray is in a band. Kovac and Sam are amoureux, but where does that…
After being shot at, Pratt, Jing-Mei and Elgin are trying to get of their sinking car. Sam took Alex with her while fleeing for Steve, Kovac is considering to go…
Kovacs stops to help a woman and her son whose car broke down. Steve is getting close to Alex, and Sam panics. Abby is looking for her letter whether to…
Pratt struggles to diagnose a woman who suffers mysterious chronic seizures. An attractive woman, Campbell (ASHLEY LAURENCE), informally accuses flirtatious Pratt of sexual harassment. Abby ponders how to get her…
Weaver rushes to the aid of her female life partner, Sandy Lopez (recurring guest star LISA VIDAL), when the firefighter is severely injured while working and must now battle for…
Carter misses his pregnant girlfriend who has returned to Africa. A family of four is rushed to the emergency room after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from their faulty furnace–forcing the…
Carter returns to County General to hearty welcomes. Although Abby is shocked to learn that Carter’s beautiful African girlfriend, Kem (recurring guest star THANDIE NEWTON), is already pregnant with Carter’s…
Pratt and Kovac clash over a miscarriage-prone young woman, Denny (ALLISON SMITH), who arrives to deliver a premature baby. Pratt wants to make heroic efforts to save the unborn child,…
Confident second-year resident Pratt wants to prove his abilities when he works the graveyard shift (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.), but his heroics sometimes backfire. Pratt shows contempt for a…
Luka Kovac arrives safely at County General and is hospitalized for treatment. His friend Gillian delivers John Carter’s letter to Abby. Pretty well everyone gets to read it when Frank…
Continuing where last season’s finale left off, Carter returns from Africa, going straight to Abby’s bedside. Her response to seeing him is to ask for her key back. She is…
Carter’s day shift and Pratt’s night shift (his final shift at County) are intercut. Both men have extremely busy days. Doc Magoo’s burns down. Luka calls Carter from the Congo…
Dr. Carter tries to prevent a grieving gang member from going after vengeance. Dr. Kovac races against time to save a Croatian boy’s life. A baseball player gets treatment for…
Abby comes close to breaking down trying to deal with her mother. Dr. Pratt goes for his required paramedic ride-along. Dr. Weaver confronts the man who stole her purse. Dr….
Dr. Weaver is in a difficult situation when an alderman tests positive for syphilis. Dr. Carter is impressed when he meets a man who runs an inner city clinic.
Dr. Pratt brings a gun into the ER; Dr. Weaver tries to conceal her pregnancy; a woman plots against her dying husband; Dr. Chen treats math students who overdosed on…
Abby’s family nightmare continues as she and her mother Maggie search for Abby’s missing brother Eric, who Abby suspects is suffering from serious mental problems. The two women go to…
Abby fears the worst when her brother Eric suddenly disappears. Carter and Chen treat a frightened Chinese immigrant nanny, Tong-Yi, whom they suspect was impregnated by her employer. Meanwhile, new…
Corday clashes with new surgical resident Paul Nathan regarding his intervention into the treatment of a sickly young woman, Alison, who has signed a ”do not resuscitate” order. Abby wonders…
On a busy Halloween night, Carter and Abby are the only staffers in costume when victims of an apartment building fire pack the ER. Corday takes on a new med…
Weaver makes a mistake on live television while demonstrating flu shots, inadvertently sticking two reporters with the same needle. In the bathroom later, Susan and Abby catch Weaver in a…
Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff…
Dr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for…
Drs. Corday and Greene are awkward when working together in the ER. Dr. Weaver treats victims of an intense fire that may take the life of a dear friend.
After some staff members are caught going through a dominatrix’s bag, Weaver makes them attend a sexual harassment seminar, where they learn about each other.
After Dr. Corday moves out, Dr. Green fights loneliness and pain by immersing himself into his work. Dr. Chen discovers that a comatose teen is ready to give birth.
Greene confronts Corday when she orders Rachel out of their home; Abby tries to protect a battered neighbor who refuses to press charges against her husband.
An injured and condemned murderer wants to die in the ER rather than await execution; Abby advises a neighbor to seek shelter from her abusive husband.
Peter Benton continues his court fight against Reese’s stepfather, Roger, who seems to have the upper hand. When a woman is accidentally shot during a gas station robbery, Dr. Corday…
When a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients deluge the emergency room while Weaver speeds to an accident site. There, she finds a pregnant woman, Vicki lying injured inside a wrecked…
A new medical student, Michael Gallant, arrives in the ER. He’s supposed to be working under Dr. Carter’s supervision but his grandmother is unwell. Elizabeth Corday is convinced that other…
Corday’s ordeal, caused by the recent infection-related deaths of several of her patients, worsens when she is closely observed by a stern taskmaster. Corday is outraged when a county investigator…
Lewis faces a hectic first day back at County General. Benton and Roger become frantic when they can’t locate Reese. Carter’s grandmother is brought to the emergency room. Carter and…
Greene’s daughter comes to live with him and Corday. Carter and Abby become more intimate. Chen must prove her skills while saving a baby. Weaver terminates Malucci after witnessing him…
Carter is overwhelmed by patients from a rock concert riot. Benton’s former girlfriend is killed in a car accident. Newly promoted to chief resident, Chen panics and misdiagnoses a patient….
Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer…
Cleo and Carla clash after Reese gets hurt while in Cleo’s care. Weaver and Kovac cannot save the life of a developmentally challenged woman’s only caregiver. Abby goes to a…
Maggie contests Abby’s attempt to institutionalize her. Weaver treats a few bizarre patients. When Legaspi returns to work after being exonerated of sexual harassment, Weaver tries to reconcile with her….
Numerous mishaps threaten to mar Corday and Greene’s wedding day. As the very pregnant Corday becomes increasingly agitated, the presence of her bickering divorced parents does little to improve her…
Weaver fears for her own reputation when Legaspi is accused of sexual harassment. Afraid to reveal her relationship with Legaspi–for both personal and professional reasons–Weaver fails to support her during…
In the series’ 150th episode, a massive train wreck mobilizes the emergency room doctors. Corday, Carter and Kovac rush to the scene. Corday falls and injures her back, bringing on…
As the new director of diversity, Benton studies medical school applications and discovers that his own academic record did not qualify him–he was admitted because of affirmative action. Weaver feels…
Greene returns to work but confuses words and displays uncharacteristic anger. Eager to get out of his per diem situation, Benton agrees to a full time position. Carter visits his…
Chen gives birth, but insists on breastfeeding the infant before she gives it to the adoptive parents. Greene and Corday consult a brain specialist in New York City who believes…
Corday rushes through a surgical procedure in order to take off on a romantic weekend with Greene. She is later called back to the hospital after her patient suffers complications….
Greene flies in a helicopter to a remote area of Indiana to rescue a heart transplant patient. The helicopter develops problems, and Greene arranges for paramedics to transport the patient…
Benton is unable to find a job after Romano negatively influences local hospitals. He reluctantly agrees to accept Romano’s demeaning offer of a per diem job at County with no…
Dr. Carter struggles with his drug dependency; a custodial strike leaves the ER cluttered with garbage; a riot at a high-school football game leaves several wounded.
As the result of a school shooting, Kovac and Benton care for the gunman and his victims. Abby discovers that Carter has been illegally injecting pain relievers. Greene and Weaver…
Greene prepares to bury his father. Chen worries about Carter’s mood swings. After witnessing the interaction between a dying woman and her family, Hathaway realizes she wants her family together…
Weaver reprimands Carter for doing a dangerous procedure without consulting Kovac. She also talks to Hathaway about Hathaway’s lack of focus on the job. And while treating a 6-year-old patient…
Carter seeks psychiatric help because he can’t sleep. He then visits the wife of his attacker. Weaver returns to work after her suspension. Hathaway and Kovac share a kiss.
Even though he suffers from intense pain due to his stabbing injuries, Carter returns to work and prescribes a controversial procedure for a suicidal patient. Greene tries to convince his…
Kovac witnesses an accident and saves the young victim’s life. Carter slowly recovers from his brutal attack and undergoes excruciating physical therapy. Hathaway helps two sexually active 14-year-old girls.
Dr. Greene and Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine’s Day celebrations in the ER end tragically for one of the…
Two boys brought in after a fight at school leads Cleo to discover that one of them has been injecting himself with hormones. Hathaway’s obstetrics nurse, Abby Lockhart, joins the…
Lucy’s patient finally gets a heart transplant but does not survive. The transplanted heart will now go to another recipient. Greene interferes in a gay domestic situation. Corday tricked her…
Kovac and Haleh take care of Hathaway’s twins so the new mother can finally get some rest. The job transfer for Carla’s husband does not get approved allowing Reese to…
On Thanksgiving Day Carol goes into labor. She’s able to get to the ER only thanks to Luka’s help. She delivers the first baby in the ER, but the second…
Weaver tries to save the life of a rape victim while Corday struggles with feelings of disdain as she is forced to save the rapist. Cleo treats a teenage alcoholic…
Benton struggles with the idea of taking a DNA test to determine whether or not Reese is actually his son. As the signs continue to pile up, Kerry and Mark…
A prank in a high school science class goes terribly awry, injuring a teacher and several students. Hathaway discovers Meg’s drug addiction. Weaver and Greene notice Lawrence gets easily confused.
A recommendation from Weaver allows Jeanie to have temporary approval as a foster parent for baby Carlos. Reggie and Jeanie get married. Lucy and Kovac talk with a young woman…
When Anspaugh decides to retire as chief of staff and return to surgery, he appoints Romano as his replacement. Greene expresses reservations about the decision, but Weaver does not support…
Carol’s pregnancy becomes public knowledge as she learns that she’s having twins. Lucy has problems trying to go off Ritalin. Peter learns Carla plans to move to Germany. Kerry finds…
The ER docs tend to three teenagers who were in an accident on the way to their senior prom. Greene and Carter treat the most severely injured, a boy suffering…
Greene tries to help Mobalage when he’s about to be deported. Kerry tries to save a woman she believes is her birth mother. Hathaway decides to have Doug’s child. Benton…
During a paramedic ride-along, Carter is forced to drive the ambulance while fleeing a riot scene and inadvertently runs over a teenage boy. Later, a paramedic is shot by an…
Greene assists paramedics in treating injured children at a school bus accident. En route, Doug and Jeanie survive their own accident. Kerry stops Doug from treating Jeanie…or any other patient….
Doug faces possible criminal charges after Ricky Abbott dies when Ross bypasses system lockouts to enable Joi to give Ricky a lethal dosage of dilaudin. Doug is delegated to desk…
Ricky Abbott returns to the ER. Doug forges papers to allow Joi to treat Ricky at home. Corday decides to back out of the Romano sexual harassment investigation after he…
Doug jeopardizes future federal grants for the entire ER when he breaks a double blind study by giving a sample drug to an ailing patient. Doyle lodges a sexual harassment…